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CSET Testing Policies

If you arrive late and are not admitted to a test administration, you will be considered absent and will not receive a refund or credit of any kind. You will need to register and pay again to test on a future date.

It is essential that you report for your test appointment no later than the testing time indicated on your test appointment confirmation. If you arrive more than 15 minutes late to a test appointment, you may not be admitted.

Absentee Policy

If you are absent, you will not receive a refund or credit of any kind. You will need to register and pay again to test on a future date.

Emergency circumstances. If you are absent from a test session because of an emergency circumstance (illness, injury, hospitalization, or death in the immediate family), you may be eligible to receive a fee voucher that you may use to register for a future test session.

written documentation, such as a dated newspaper obituary or a dated letter signed by a professional licensed to diagnose or treat the emergency condition (e.g., physician), on that person's professional letterhead.

Documentation from a medical professional must specifically excuse you from testing on the date of the test. Documentation containing electronic signatures will not be accepted.

The letter and required documentation must be received at Evaluation Systems within 30 calendar days after the missed test session.

ID Policy

You must bring to the test administration one piece of current, government-issued identification printed in English, in the name in which you registered, bearing your photograph and signature.

Acceptable forms of identification include the following:

Driver's license with photograph and signature

Passport with photograph and signature

State identification with photograph and signature (provided by the Department of Motor Vehicles for individuals who do not have a driver's license)

National identification with photograph and signature

Military identification with photograph and signature

Alien Registration Card (green card, permanent resident visa)

A government-issued ID missing a visible signature or that has an embedded signature must be supplemented with an original (no photocopies), valid (unexpired) ID that has at least a matching name and recent recognizable photograph, or a matching name and signature.

If you do not have proper identification at the time of your test,
you will be denied admission to the test session. If you are refused admission to the test, for any reason,
you will be considered absent and will receive no credit or refund of any kind.

Please note the following:

Your middle initial in your account on this website must match the middle name or initial on your ID.

If you have a hyphenated last name, one of the following must be true of your name as it appears in your account on this website and on your ID:

either both instances must use the complete hyphenated name

or

if one instance only uses one last name, it must be the second last name from the full hyphenated version

If the name on your identification differs from the name in which you are registered, you must bring
official, original verification of the change (e.g., original marriage certificate, original court order).

If you have a question about your identification, contact us to submit your question to Evaluation Systems before the day of the test.

In the event that it becomes necessary to close a test center due to severe weather conditions or a natural disaster (e.g., flood, fire), Pearson VUE will notify examinees by telephone and/or email and will contact you to reschedule your test appointment.

If you miss a test appointment that has not been officially canceled due to a test center closing, you will be considered absent and will not receive a refund or credit of any kind. Contact the test center if you have any concerns or questions on the day of the test.

Test Center Rules

Test Center Rules

When you register to test, you agree to comply with all program rules, including the Rules of Test Participation, and the rules communicated to you at each test administration for which you are registered, including the Test Center Rules (for computer-based testing).

Violation of test center rules, including the possession or use of prohibited materials during a test administration, may result in the voiding of your results.

The following are prohibited at the test center:

Smoking and the use of all tobacco products

Visitors, including relatives, children, and friends

Weapons of any kind

Prohibited Materials

DO NOT bring any unauthorized aids or prohibited materials, listed below, with you to the test center. If you do bring any of these materials, you will be required to leave them in a designated area. For computer-based testing, a pen and a booklet of erasable sheets will be provided to you for taking notes, writing an outline, or otherwise preparing your response. Any personal items that you bring to the test center must be stored in a locker outside the testing room during the test. This includes jewelry, watches, wallets, and purses in addition to the prohibited materials listed below.

Eyeglasses with communication and recording devices;
note that during the check-in process you may be asked to remove any pair of eyeglasses
for a visual inspection, but the test center proctor will not touch or otherwise handle
your glasses

Unauthorized medical devices, such as Epinephrine injections, etc., unless prior approval has been obtained (refer to Requesting Alternative Testing Arrangements for more information)

Approved Graphing Calculators

Examinees taking CSET: Mathematics Subtest II must bring their own graphing calculator but may not bring a
calculator manual. Graphing calculators will not be provided at the test session. Only the brand and models listed
below may be used. Approved calculator brands and models are subject to change; if there is a change,
examinees will be notified. Test administration staff will clear the memory of your calculator both before and after
testing. Therefore, be sure to back up the memory on your calculator, including applications, to an external device
before arriving at the test center.

Texas Instruments TI-73

Texas Instruments TI-83

Texas Instruments TI-83 Plus

Texas Instruments TI-83 Plus Silver Edition

Texas Instruments TI-84

Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus

Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus Silver Edition

Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition

Texas Instruments TI-Nspire Handheld with the TI-84 Plus Keypad (Examinees using the TI-Nspire
Handheld may not remove the TI-84 Plus Keypad while testing. Violation of the rule, or any other test center
rule, may result in the voiding of your scores.)